Rail Travel Summary for Week 33: 8-14 November
Updated on: 29 October
Compiled by Worldline from information supplied by Network Rail and the Train Operating
Companies.
The 2-alpha codes at the end of most items are translated in the Train Operating Company Codes
section. The areas covered by each sub-heading are detailed in the Geographical Scope section.
Table of Contents
Introduction
2
Saturday and Sunday
3
Cross-London Connections
3
Essex & Anglia
4
North & West of London
5
South & South East
7
East & North East
9
Midlands, North Wales & North West
10
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
12
Scotland ___
13
Monday to Friday
14
Cross-London Connections
14
Essex & Anglia
15
North & West of London
16
South & South East
17
East & North East
18
Midlands, North Wales & North West
19
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
20
Scotland ___
21
Train Operating Company Codes
22
Geographical Scope
23
Introduction
This summary shows the main routes on which journeys are disrupted or amended for the
dates shown above.
Alterations may affect other areas and passengers are advised to check journey times with
National Rail Enquiries before travelling, via 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Replacement buses are unable to carry bicycles or non-folding prams, and may depart early to
maintain connections.
For further information regarding Cross-London Connections go to www.tfl.gov.uk.
Saturday and Sunday
Cross-London Connections
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
2340 Saturday-2359 Sunday Fenchurch Street-Southend services reduced in frequency and
subject to delays. Services via Tilbury require a change of train at Pitsea. (CC)
All Sunday Norwich-Great Yarmouth services via Acle replaced by buses. Some through
services run via an alternative route. (LE)
All Weekend Liverpool Street-Hertford East/Cambridge/Stansted Airport services diverted and
Stratford-Bishops Stortford services do not run. Tottenham Hale served by Underground.
Ponders End-Waltham Cross inclusive are closed. (LE)
All Sunday Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport/Cambridge services replaced by buses between
Bishops Stortford-Stansted Airport/Whittlesford Parkway. (LE)
All Sunday Stansted Airport-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Stansted
Airport-Cambridge. (XC)
North & West of London
0053 Sunday Kings Cross-Peterborough replaced by bus between Letchworth-Peterborough.
(GN)
All Sunday Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Potters Bar replaced by buses between
Alexandra Palace-Welwyn Garden City-Stevenage. Services via Hertford North replaced by
buses between Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN)
All Sunday Kings Cross-Cambridge/Peterborough services diverted with delays between
Kings Cross-Stevenage. (GN)
All Sunday Watford Junction-Clapham Junction services cancelled. Passengers should travel
via Central London. (SN)
2115 Saturday-1000 Sunday Watford Junction-St Albans Abbey services replaced by buses.
(LM)
Sunday to 0730 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services replaced by buses for whole or part of
the journey. (LM)
Sunday to 1000 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes Central-Northampton. (LM)
All Sunday Gospel Oak TO Barking services do not call at Upper Holloway. (LO)
All Sunday Richmond/Clapham Junction-Stratford services replaced by buses between
Hampstead Heath-Stratford. (LO)
All Weekend Euston-Watford Junction local services replaced by Underground between
Queens Park-Wembley Central. (LO)
Sunday from 1600 Wembley Central and Wembley Stadium will be busy for the American
Football game. Station access in the post-match period may be controlled to prevent
overcrowding. (LO/CH)
All Weekend Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)
2353 Saturday Oxford-Banbury replaced by bus. (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Reading local services reduced in frequency. Marlow and Henley on
Thames services retimed to maintain connections. (GW)
All Weekend Many Paddington-Oxford services depart early from Paddington. (GW)
All Saturday Paddington-Newbury/Bedwyn services require a change of train at Reading. All
Sunday Replaced by buses between Reading-Newbury/Bedwyn. (GW)
0030-0715 Sunday Paddington-Reading services replaced by buses between Slough/
Maidenhead-Reading. (GW)
2330 Saturday-0845 Sunday Burnham served by buses from/to Slough. Taplow also served
by buses during its normal hours of opening. (GW)
2320 Saturday-0915 Sunday Pangbourne served by buses from/to Tilehurst. (GW)
Sunday to 0830 Didcot-Paddington services replaced by buses, departing early, between
Didcot-Reading. (GW)
Sunday to 0615 Paddington-Heathrow Airport services cancelled. (HX/HC)
South & South East
2334 Saturday Reading-Gatwick Airport replaced by bus between Reigate-Gatwick Airport.
(GW)
Sunday to 1230 Reading-Gatwick Airport services replaced by buses between GuildfordGatwick Airport, with extended journey times. Sunday from 1230 Replaced by buses between
Reigate-Gatwick Airport. (GW)
All Weekend Birmingham-Southampton/Bournemouth services diverted with delays.
Winchester and Southampton Airport served by rail/road connections. (SW)
All Weekend Waterloo-Southampton/Dorset Coast services diverted with delays.
Farnborough-Southampton Airport inclusive served by rail/road connections. (SW)
All Weekend Waterloo-Portsmouth services via Winchester replaced by buses between
Basingstoke-Winchester. (SW)
Sunday to 1200 Waterloo-Windsor & Eton/Reading services diverted. All other trains via
Richmond replaced by buses between Richmond-Twickenham/Hounslow. (SW)
0040 Sunday Woking-Alton replaced by bus between Farnham-Alton. (SW)
1100-1810 Saturday Additional services call at Esher for the Sandown Park race meeting.
(SW)
1200-2000 Saturday Twickenham will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in
the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (SW)
Saturday from 1800 Queenstown Road and Battersea Park will be busy for the Battersea
Bonfire. (SW/SN)
Sunday to 0500 Gatwick Express services replaced by buses, with extended journey times.
Sunday from 0500 Reduced to a half-hourly frequency. (GX)
All Weekend Victoria-Littlehampton services diverted. Haywards Heath-Angmering inclusive
served by rail/road connections. All Sunday Victoria-Portsmouth services also diverted. (SN)
All Saturday Brighton-West Sussex/Hampshire/Bristol services replaced by buses between
Brighton-Worthing. All Sunday Replaced by buses between Brighton-Littlehampton. (SN/GW)
All Sunday Victoria-Epsom/East Grinstead/Brighton services reduced in frequency. (SN)
All Sunday Victoria-Caterham services require a change of train at Purley. (SN)
All Sunday Services TO Victoria do not call at Wandsworth Common or Battersea Park. (SN)
All Sunday Victoria/London Bridge/Bedford-Horsham/South Coast services do not call at
Coulsdon South, Merstham or Redhill. Bus connections arranged. (SN/TL)
All Sunday Redhill-Tonbridge services replaced by buses. (SN)
All Sunday Clapham Junction-Watford Junction services do not run north of Shepherds Bush.
Passengers for Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction should travel via Central London.
(SN)
Saturday from 1550 Additional services run to/from Rye for the Bonfire. Brighton-Ashford
services require a change of train at Hastings. (SN)
All Weekend Charing Cross-Gillingham services replaced by buses between GravesendGillingham. (SE)
All Weekend St Pancras-Faversham services replaced by buses between GravesendRochester. (SE)
All Weekend Strood-Maidstone West/Tonbridge services replaced by buses between StroodMaidstone West. (SE)
All Sunday Services to/from/via Margate replaced by buses between Herne Bay-MargateRamsgate. (SE)
East & North East
Sunday to 1000 Some southbound services depart early from Newcastle, Chester le Street
and Durham. (GR/XC/TP)
0800 Sunday Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross diverted. Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield
served by bus, departing early. (GC)
All Sunday Buses replace trains between Darlington-Bishop Auckland. (NT)
All Sunday Sheffield-York local services replaced by buses between Moorthorpe-York. (NT)
Midlands, North Wales & North West
All Saturday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
All Weekend Birmingham-Hednesford/Rugeley services replaced by buses between WalsallHednesford/Rugeley. (LM)
Sunday to 1000 Euston-Birmingham services do not call at Northampton or Long Buckby.
Northampton-Birmingham services replaced by buses between Northampton-Rugby. (LM)
Sunday to 0730 Manchester Airport-Bolton/Blackpool services replaced by buses for whole or
part of the journey. (TP)
Saturday from 2300 Buses replace trains between Blackburn-Colne. (NT)
All Weekend Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton Square.
Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME)
www.merseyrail.org/seasonal/hamilton-square-refurbishment.aspx
0728 Sunday Manchester-Chester replaced by bus. (AW)
Saturday from 2140 Liverpool-Blackpool services replaced by buses between Wigan North
Western-Preston/Blackpool. (NT)
Sunday from 2200 Liverpool-Manchester Airport services diverted. Wavertree-Eccles
inclusive served by buses. (NT)
2143 Saturday Barrow in Furness-Preston replaced by bus between Lancaster-Preston. (NT)
Sunday to 1115 Leeds/Lancaster-Morecambe services replaced by buses between
Carnforth/Lancaster-Morecambe. (NT)
2100 Saturday-1130 Sunday Buses replace trains between Lancaster/OxenholmeWindermere. (TP)
All Sunday Blackpool North/Preston-Hellifield “Rambler” services replaced by buses. (NT)
Sunday to 1615 Blackpool/Preston-Colne/Leeds/York services replaced by buses between
Preston-Blackburn. Some early morning buses start back from Blackpool North. (NT)
All Sunday Manchester Victoria-Clitheroe services replaced by buses between BlackburnClitheroe. (NT)
Saturday from 2330 Buses replace trains between Llandudno Junction-Holyhead. (AW)
All Sunday North Wales/Manchester-South Wales services replaced by buses between
Shrewsbury-Newport. (AW)
All Sunday Shrewsbury-Swansea services via Llandrindod replaced by buses between
Shrewsbury-Broome. (AW)
All Sunday Birmingham/Shrewsbury-Mid Wales services replaced by buses between
Shrewsbury-Welshpool. (AW)
2226 Saturday St Pancras-derby diverted with delays. Long Eaton served by bus. (EM)
Sunday to 1030 Some Sheffield/Derby/Leicester TO St Pancras services depart early. (EM)
Sunday to 1120 Nottingham-Derby/Matlock services replaced by buses between NottinghamDerby. (EM)
All Sunday Nottingham-Liverpool services diverted with delays. Trains depart early from
Nottingham. (EM)
All Sunday Nottingham-Worksop services diverted. Bulwell, Hucknall and Newstead served
by buses. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
Saturday from 1230 Cardiff Central will be busy for the Rugby International. Station access in
the post-match period may be controlled to prevent overcrowding. (AW/GW/XC)
Saturday from 1530 Northbound services do not call at Cardiff Queen Street. (AW)
0150 Sunday Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff does not call at Swansea. Bus connection at
Carmarthen. (AW)
All Sunday Swansea-Shrewsbury services via Llandrindod replaced by buses between
Broome-Shrewsbury. (AW)
All Sunday South Wales-North Wales/Manchester services replaced by buses between
Newport-Shrewsbury. (AW)
0830-1700 Saturday Some Bristol Temple Meads-Severn Beach services replaced by buses
between Avonmouth-Severn Beach. (GW)
All Sunday Paddington/Birmingham- Hereford services replaced by buses between Great
Malvern-Hereford. (GW/LM)
All Sunday Paddington-Hereford services replaced by buses between Ledbury-Hereford.
(GW)
All Weekend Most Paddington-Worcester/Bristol/South Wales services depart early from
Paddington. (GW)
All Weekend Paddington-Gloucester/Cheltenham services require a change of train at
Swindon. (GW)
All Weekend Paddington-Devon/Cornwall services via Westbury reduced in frequency and
diverted with delays. Newbury and Pewsey served by rail/road connections. (GW)
2300 Saturday-0800 Sunday Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads services diverted.
Chippenham and Bath served by buses. (GW)
Sunday to 1000 England-South Wales services via Bristol replaced by buses between Bristol
Temple Meads/Bristol Parkway-Newport. (GW)
All Sunday Truro-Falmouth services replaced by buses. (GW)
All Weekend Services to/from Cornwall run to a special timetable and are replaced by buses
between Truro-Penzance. Some St Erth-St Ives services retimed to maintain connections.
(GW/XC)
2115 Sunday Penzance-Paddington Sleeper starts from Plymouth. (GW)
2350 Sunday Paddington-Penzance replaced by bus between Truro-Penzance. (GW)
Scotland ___
Saturday from 1530 Edinburgh and Haymarket will be busy for the Rugby International.
(SR/GR/TP/XC/VT)
Sunday to 1200 Edinburgh-Glasgow services via Shotts replaced by buses between
Edinburgh-Shotts. (SR)
1012 Sunday Edinburgh-Manchester replaced by bus, departing early, between EdinburghMotherwell. (TP)
1051 Sunday Edinburgh-Euston departs early from Edinburgh. (VT)
Sunday to 1200 Glasgow Central-Plymouth/Penzance services via Newcastle start from
Edinburgh. 1023 Edinburgh-Glasgow Central is cancelled. (XC)
Monday to Friday
Cross-London Connections
No major service alterations reported.
Essex & Anglia
No major service alterations reported.
North & West of London
Monday-Thursday 2340-0500 each night Kings Cross-Stevenage services via Hertford North
diverted, or replaced by buses between Alexandra Palace-Hertford North-Stevenage. (GN)
Monday from 2030 Euston-Tring/Milton Keynes services reduced in frequency. (LM)
Monday-Tuesday 2230-0400 Buses replace trains between Milton Keynes CentralNorthampton. (LM)
Monday-Friday Oxford-Bicester Town services replaced by buses. (CH)
Monday-Thursday 2120-0500 each night Reading-Newbury-Bedwyn services replaced by
buses. (GW)
South & South East
Monday-Thursday 2330-0200 Buses replace trains between Romsey-Salisbury. (SW)
Monday-Thursday 2026 Exeter-Basingstoke replaced by bus between Andover-Basingstoke.
(SW)
Monday-Thursday 2340 Waterloo-Salisbury replaced by bus between Andover-Salisbury.
(SW)
Tuesday-Friday 0105 Waterloo-Southampton replaced by bus between BasingstokeSouthampton. (SW)
Tuesday-Friday 0040 Woking-Alton replaced by bus between Farnham-Alton. (SW)
Tuesday-Friday 0425 Guildford-Waterloo diverted. Passengers to/from Woking need to depart
early. (SW)
Monday-Thursday from 2300 each night Buses replace trains between Oxted-Uckfield/East
Grinstead. (SN)
Tuesday-Friday to 0500 each morning Victoria-South Coast services replaced by buses
between Three Bridges-Lewes/Brighton. (SN)
Monday-Thursday 2350-0300 each morning Victoria-Gillingham services replaced by buses
between Swanley-Gillingham. (SE)
Tuesday-Friday 0105 Ashford-Canterbury West replaced by bus. (SE)
Monday-Thursday 2345 Charing Cross-Hastings replaced by bus between Tunbridge WellsHastings. (SE)
Monday-Thursday 2300-0100 each night Grove Park-Bromley North services cancelled.
Tickets valid on local buses. (SE)
East & North East
No major service alterations reported.
Midlands, North Wales & North West
Monday-Friday Norton Bridge, Barlaston and Wedgwood served by buses. (LM)
Monday-Thursday 2245 Wolverhampton-Euston diverted. Long Buckby and Northampton
served by buses. (VT)
Monday-Thursday 2340-0500 each night Services to/from Manchester via Stockport and
Chester diverted, or replaced by buses for part of the journey. (NT/VT/AW)
Monday-Friday Liverpool-Wirral/Ellesmere Port/Chester services do not call at Hamilton
Square. Passengers should use Birkenhead Central or Conway Park. (ME)
www.merseyrail.org/seasonal/hamilton-square-refurbishment.aspx
Monday-Thursday from 2030 Carlisle-Whitehaven services replaced by buses for whole or
part of the journey. (NT)
Monday-Thursday 1934 Cardiff-Holyhead and 2255 Birmingham-Holyhead subject to delays.
Passengers for the 0240 Holyhead-Dublin ferry are advised to travel on earlier trains to
guarantee a connection at Holyhead. (AW)
Monday-Thursday 2200 St Pancras-Nottingham replaced by bus between East Midlands
Parkway-Nottingham. (EM)
Tuesday-Friday 0500 & 0519 Derby-St Pancras depart early from Derby. Long Eaton served
by bus. (EM)
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
Monday-Thursday 2315 Cardiff-Carmarthen diverted. Pontyclun, Llanharen and Pencoed
served by bus. (AW)
Monday-Thursday 2115 & 2245 Paddington-Swansea diverted with delays up to 30 minutes
west of Swindon. (AW)
Monday-Friday Services to/from Cornwall run to a special timetable and are replaced by
buses between Truro-Penzance. Some St Erth-St Ives services retimed to maintain
connections. (GW/XC)
Monday-Friday 2145 Penzance-Paddington Sleeper replaced by bus between PenzanceTruro. (GW)
Monday-Friday 2345 Paddington-Penzance Sleeper terminates at Plymouth. Rail/road
connections arranged for station in Cornwall. (GW)
Monday-Friday 0716 Truro-Falmouth departs at 070. (GW)
Scotland ___
No major service alterations reported.
Train Operating Company Codes
AW
CC
CH
EM
GC
GN
GR
GW
GX
HC
HT
HX
IL
LE
LM
LO
LT
ME
NT
SE
SN
SR
SW
TL
TP
TW
VT
XC
Arriva Trains Wales
c2c
Chiltern Railways
East Midlands Trains
Grand Central
Great Northern
East Coast
First Great Western
Gatwick Express
Heathrow Connect
Hull Trains
Heathrow Express
Island Line
Greater Anglia
London Midland
London Overground
London Underground
Merseyrail
Northern Rail
Southeastern
Southern
ScotRail
South West Trains
Thameslink
First TransPennine Express
Tyne & Wear Metro
Virgin Trains
Cross Country
Geographical Scope
Cross-London Connections
Underground links between the Central London termini
Essex & East Anglia
All services from/to London Fenchurch Street/Liverpool Street, and connecting branch lines
Rural services in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk.
Stansted Airport/Norwich-Peterborough
North & West of London
Suburban services between London and:
Stevenage/Cambridge/Peterborough
St Albans/Luton/Bedford
Watford Junction/Tring/Milton Keynes/Northampton
Aylesbury
Banbury/Birmingham/Stratford-upon-Avon via High Wycombe
Reading/Newbury/Bedwyn/Oxford
East London/North London/West London Lines and Gospel Oak-Barking
Associated branch lines of the above
South & South East
South London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset Coast
Waterloo-Salisbury/Yeovil/Exeter
Services via Richmond/Hounslow
Reading-Basingstoke/Gatwick Airport
Reading-Bournemouth
Westbury-Southampton
Castle Cary-Weymouth
Isle of Wight
East & North East
London-Doncaster/North East/Scotland *
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Humberside
North East England
Leeds-Morecambe/Carlisle and Newcastle-Carlisle
Midlands, North Wales & North West
London-East Midlands/Sheffield *
London-West Midlands/North West/Scotland *
East & West Midlands suburban/rural services
Birmingham-Reading *
Birmingham-Sheffield/Peterborough
Mid Wales & North Wales,
Greater Manchester, Merseyside & North West England
Cotswolds, South Wales & West Country
London-Bristol/South Wales/Devon/Cornwall and branches *
South Wales Local Service
Llanelli-Shrewsbury & Newport-Shrewsbury
Oxford-Worcester-Hereford
Scotland
All services in Scotland
* Other than the suburban services listed in the North & West of London area.